Spinning and Post-processing of Carbon Nanotube Fibers and Their Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Porous Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 6147
Special Issue Editor
Interests: carbon nanotubes; fibers; chemical engineering; data-driven engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to invite you to this Special Issue on Spinning and Post-Processing of Carbon Nanotube Fibers and Their Applications. A carbon nanotube fiber (CNTF), also known as a CNT yarn, is one dimensional macroscopic assembly of CNTs. This macroscopic structure opened new applications exploiting the excellent properties of individual CNTs.
During the last two decades, there have been splendid progresses in the research of CNTFs. Three representative techniques to spin CNTFs were developed in the early 21st century and have been improved competitively. In addition, various post-processing techniques have also been developed to further improve the properties of CNTFs. As a result, the state-of-the-art CNTFs possess mechanical properties comparable to that of commercial carbon fibers. The electrical conductivity and flexibility of CNTFs even outperform carbon fibers, making them versatile in various applications. Accordingly, using the excellent properties of CNTFs, various applications have been successfully demonstrated.
It has been 20 years since CNTFs was first reported. It is very timely to bring together recent progresses in the research on CNTFs. The special issue will comprehensively cover topics related CNTFs.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Spinning techniques of carbon nanotube fibers
- Post-processing of carbon nanotube fibers
- Properties of carbon nanotube fibers
- Characterization of carbon nanotube fibers
- Application of carbon nanotube fibers
- Synthesis of carbon nanotubes for fiber applications
- Other macroscopic assemblies of carbon nanotubes
Prof. Dr. Jaegeun Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbon nanotube
- fiber
- yarn
- spinning
- post-processing
- applications
- mechanical properties
- electrical conductivity
- nanocarbon
